Nicktoons Network, Nickelodeons 24-hour animation network, premieres THE SECRET SHOW, an original series from U.K. producer Collingwood OHare Ent., on Jan. 20, 2007, at 8:30 pm. The 13 half-hour series, which is packed with covert missions, layers of secrecy and original storylines, will air regularly Saturdays at 8:30 pm on Nicktoons Network.
Commissioned by the BBC, THE SECRET SHOW is a fast-paced, animated secret agent series about secret people doing secret things. Sort of a GET SMART meets MONTY PYTHON in retro-styled, 2D animation, its a show within a show masked behind a fictional onscreen series, "The Fluffy Bunny Show." Special agents Victor Volt and Anita Knight work for U.Z.Z protecting the world against the evil forces of T.H.E.M. Victor and Anita manage to save the world, once or sometimes even twice a week with the help of their boss whose name is literally changed daily and his technical egghead Professor Professor. Not only do they work for a secret organization, but the show itself is full of secrets.
We love to super-serve our viewers with diverse styles of animation, themes and characters and THE SECRET SHOW is a great addition to our lineup, said Keith Dawkins, vp/gm of Nicktoons Network. The show feels fresh. Everything from the fictional Fluffy Bunny Show to the super secret agents makes us laugh out loud. We think our audience will find the shows mix of wit, humor and retro style animation as exciting as we do.
In the premiere episode, The Secret Thing, the Impostors, creatures capable of replicating humans as hard copy holograms, try to steal The Secret Thing. Victor and Anita must protect The Secret Thing but have trouble telling the difference between the real Anita and the villainous Impostor.
The second part of the premiere episode, Who Stole Switzerland, shows Martian gravity thieves who are sucking up the Earths gravity into trucks and flying it off to planet Mars to have "falling down parties." Entire countries are weightlessly floating around. Mars, however, is becoming so gravitational that all the Earths countries are slowly being sucked toward it on a collision course. Victor and Anita must get the Earths gravity back before the planets collide.
BBC Worldwide owns the global cross-media rights for THE SECRET SHOW, including program distribution, merchandising and DVD rights.
BBC Worldwide Ltd. (www.bbcworldwide.com) is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC. The company exists to maximize the value of the BBCs assets for the benefit of the license payer and invest in public service programming in return for rights. The company has seven core businesses: Global Channels, Global TV Sales, Magazines, Content & Production, Home Ent., Children's and Digital Media. In 2005/06, BBC Worldwide generated profits of £89 million on sales of £784 million.
Collingwood OHare Ent. (www.collingwoodohare.com) is one of Europes leading producers for childrens entertainment. Established in 1988 by Tony Collingwood (writer/director) and Christopher O'Hare (md/producer) the company has earned a prestigious international reputation for award-winning, high-quality animated series, specials and television features. This year, Collingwood OHare Ent's first series of GORDON THE GARDEN GNOME premiered on CBeebies/CBBC. In 2001, 2002 and 2004, Collingwood O'Hare won BAFTA Awards for Best Pre-School Animation for ANIMAL STORIES, EDDY & THE BEAR and YOKO! JAKAMOKO! TOTO! respectively. COEs other production credits include their multi-award winning debut film Rarg, Emmy nominated/CableACE winner DR. SEUSSS DAISY-HEAD MAYZIE, BAFTA-nominated DENNIS & GNASHER FROM THE BEANO, THE MAGIC KEY, OSCARS ORCHESTRA, POND LIFE and THE KINGS BEARD.
Nicktoons Network is the fastest growing kids network and offers a 24-hour schedule featuring programming, such as the NICKTOONS NETWORK ANIMATION FESTIVAL, SKYLAND, KAPPA MIKEY, THUMB WRESTLING FEDERATION, CORNEIL AND BERNIE and MARTIN MYSTERY, as well as a roster of hits that have defined kids and animation lovers TV, including THE ANGRY BEAVERS, YAKKITY YAK, INVADER ZIM, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS and JIMMY NEUTRON. Nicktoons Network is a part of the MTV Networks expanded suite of channels available for digital distribution. The new channels include MTV Hits, MTV Jams, Nicktoons Network and VH1 Mega Hits, expanding and strengthening MTV Networks digital offerings to 13 services. Nicktoons Network currently reaches 42 million homes via cable, digital cable and satellite, and can be seen on Cablevision, Charter Communications, Comcast Cable, Cox Communications, DirecTV, DISH Network and Time Warner Cable. Nicktoons, and all related titles and logos are property of Viacom, Inc.
